Danae Falls marks the dramatic entry point of Danae Brook Canyon in Kanangra-Boyd National Park, New South Wales.

Here, the brook rushes to the edge of a plateau at roughly 1,200 metres elevation and leaps off the escarpment, providing the canyon's first abseil.

The surrounding terrain is a rugged sub-alpine environment, higher and more exposed than the nearby Blue Mountains. The falls sit at the top of a spectacular slot canyon that Danae Brook has carved through the Kanangra escarpment.

Early in the descent, the brook has not yet cut a full slot, so abseilers rappel through spray beside the waterfall on giant fern fronds before the canyon narrows dramatically further downstream.

The full canyon route, of which Danae Falls is the starting plunge, is considered one of Australia's most committing one-day canyons, typically taking 10–18 hours to complete.